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kylahspages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
maeveburns00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
pernilla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicide attempt and Alcohol
anonreadana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
neaky__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
• Eleanor’s character by the end was really charming and you can see some very clear very developed character building/development.
• The characters all feel real. You begin to miss them shortly after reading the book.
•The plot twist I wasn’t expecting at all, took me totally by surprise even when I was looking for a twist.
• The plot isn’t generic or unoriginal, it’s truly something I had never read before.
• The relationship between Eleanor and the potential love interest is left ambiguous at the end, allowing us to either imagine them as a working couple or perhaps as a symbiotic platonic love, which is very beautiful in my opinion.
Things I didn’t like:
• Eleanor’s character in the beginning was UNBEARABLE. I know it’s part of the story however, the sheer amount of secondhand anger I had while reading the first 10 chapters or so is immeasurable. It made it difficult to continue the book, but overall I’m glad I continued.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
monalyisha's review against another edition
4.0
She’s a character, to be sure: a little over the top, a little unbelievable. As Eleanor herself observes [of Sense & Sensibility], “It all ends happily, which is highly unrealistic, but, I must admit, narratively satisfying.” Still, the emotions she inhabits and elicits are absolutely real.
In “A Conversation with Gail Honeyman” she explains, “When loneliness is discussed, it’s often in the context of the elderly, but I began to think about how it might manifest in younger people.” This is so poignant & so important, & Eleanor is a complex vessel for exploring these ideas (as we all are). A trifle sentimental, but I like that in a novel, sometimes. I couldn’t put this one down.
*TW: abuse, self-harm, mental illness, death, grief.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Self harm
heidithebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Murder
aadisha_chandel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Self harm
milly__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol
pinetree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Suicide attempt